Improvement of Electrochemical Response of Cocaine Sensors Based on DNA Aptamer by Heat Treatment

Satoshi ARIMOTO; Ken SHIMONO; Tomoyuki YASUKAWA; Fumio MIZUTANI; Toshihiko YOSHIOKA

doi:10.2116/analsci.32.469

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Improvement of Electrochemical Response of Cocaine Sensors Based on DNA Aptamer by Heat Treatment

Satoshi ARIMOTO, Ken SHIMONO, Tomoyuki YASUKAWA, Fumio MIZUTANI, Toshihiko YOSHIOKA

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Keywords: Heat treatment, electrochemical measurements, cocaine detection, ferrocene conjugated DNA aptamer

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2016 Volume 32 Issue 4 Pages 469-472

DOI https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.32.469

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Abstract

We report on a biosensor for cocaine based on the conformation change of DNA aptamer by capturing the cocaine molecules. The oxidation current of ferrocene conjugated on the terminal end of aptamer immobilized on an Au electrode increased with increasing cocaine concentration. The sensor response has been improved by a simple heat treatment after immobilization, since the aggregates of DNA aptamer generated during the immobilization step could be dissociated and rearranged on the electrode.

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